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SSDSA2CT040G3 40GB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 31% (1009th of 1072)

Based on 1,759 user benchmarks.  Models: INTEL SSDSA2CT040G3, INTEL SS DSA2CT040G3
Poor: 21%Average: 31% Great: 37%

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Poor average bench

The Intel SSDSA2CT040G3 40GB averaged 69.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 16.5MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 44.7MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSA2CT040G3 40GB is just 15.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel SSDSA2CT040G3 40GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 43.1MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 46.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,759 samples)
Rank 100931%
Min Avg Max
126 Read 180 196
39.5 Write 46.4 49
56.5 Mixed 67.7 72.2
29 SusWrite 43.1 48.5
18.5% 84.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.11 4K Read 16.5 21.3
15.7 4K Write 29.5 36.6
9.4 4K Mixed 15.2 18.7
60.1% 20.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.7 DQ Read 91.9 115
32.2 DQ Write 36.6 39.6
17 DQ Mixed 44.7 55.7
38.2% 57.7 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
37GB free
Firmware: 4PC10362
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 48 48 48 48 48 MB/s
35.4% Below average
Read 197
Write 48.5
Mixed 70.7
SusWrite 47.9
20% 91 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 35.2
4K Mixed 16.4
71% 24 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 37.4
DQ Mixed 48.5
42% 65.6 MB/s
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4PC10362
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 37 41 43 43 42 MB/s
34.1% Below average
Read 186
Write 46.5
Mixed 64.4
SusWrite 41.7
18% 84.7 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 34.2
4K Mixed 17
69% 23.5 MB/s
DQ Read 101
DQ Write 35.7
DQ Mixed 52.2
43% 63 MB/s
13GB free
Firmware: 4PC10362
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 45 43 45 46 47 MB/s
30.3% Below average
Read 177
Write 46.1
Mixed 62.9
SusWrite 45.2
18% 82.8 MB/s
4K Read 14.3
4K Write 28.5
4K Mixed 15
56% 19.3 MB/s
DQ Read 114
DQ Write 34.7
DQ Mixed 54.5
45% 67.6 MB/s
0GB free
Firmware: 4PC10362
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 31 26 25 25 24 MB/s
27.1% Poor
Read 174
Write 47.8
Mixed 66.3
SusWrite 29.1
17% 79.3 MB/s
4K Read 14.7
4K Write 31.1
4K Mixed 14
57% 19.9 MB/s
DQ Read 14
DQ Write 36
DQ Mixed 14.2
14% 21.4 MB/s
5GB free
Firmware: 4PC10362
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 47 47 46 44 46 MB/s
19.3% Very poor
Read 156
Write 47.1
Mixed 65.1
SusWrite 46
17% 78.4 MB/s
4K Read 6.2
4K Write 10
4K Mixed 6.8
23% 7.67 MB/s
DQ Read 101
DQ Write 36.7
DQ Mixed 45.3
40% 60.9 MB/s
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Typical SSDSA2CT040G3 40GB Builds (Compare 24,249 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 2%
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Desktop 60%
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Workstation 2%
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Disqualified System: bin bin

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples2,022x
Core i7-2600Intel  $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,566x
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples932x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples1,139x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1,040x
SSD
SSDSA2CT040G3 40GBIntelBench 31%, 1,759 samples1x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples516x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples376x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples297x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $297

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